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1926

Edmund Blampied

Associated Names
Edmund Blampied

Artist, British, 1886 - 1966

The image shows a side view composition of a man standing on top of a group of cattle. In the background, there is a high horizon with a town featuring rooftops and a church spire. The etching is done with fine cross-hatched lines, creating a sense of movement and texture. The color palette is limited to sepia tones, emphasizing the contrast between the dark cattle and the lighter sky. Shadows and light are used to create depth and highlight the man's posture in a pastoral setting.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher With, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2010

Associated Names

Bibliography

1926

  • Dodgson, Campbell. A Complete Catalogue of the Etchings and Dry-points of Edmund Blampied. London: Halton and Truscott Smith, 1926: undesc

1996

  • Appleby, John, and Jean Arnold. A Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings Drypoints & Lithographs of Edmund Blampied. St. Ouen, Jersey: John Appleby Publishing, 1996, no. 122.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: BLAMPIED SEP1926; lower left in graphite: 49/100; lower right in graphite: E. Blampied; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Loading Vraic; by later hand, lower right in graphite: B536; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 1952.36

Wikidata ID

Q76554897

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